Description
A flaw was found in KVM. An improper check in svm_set_x2apic_msr_interception() may allow direct access to host x2apic msrs when the guest resets its apic, potentially leading to a denial of service condition.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2758
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3854
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3855
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4211
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4352
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5090
Issue Tracking, Patch issue-tracking
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2248122
Scores
CVSS v3
6.0
EPSS
0.0023
EPSS Percentile
14.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-755
Status
published
Products (4)
linux/linux_kernel
6.6 rc1 (6 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
< 6.5
redhat/enterprise_linux
8.0
redhat/enterprise_linux
9.0
Published
Nov 06, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026